Taekyung Yu

13.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
186 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Taekyung Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Taekyung Yu has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Materials Chemistry, 78 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 48 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Taekyung Yu's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (48 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (46 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (43 papers). Taekyung Yu is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (48 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (46 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (43 papers). Taekyung Yu collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Taekyung Yu's co-authors include Younan Xia, Taeghwan Hyeon, Byungkwon Lim, Jin Joo, Zhaohui Wu, Woo Sik Kim, Changzhong Jiang, Wei Wu, Taeho Kim and Jie Zeng and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Taekyung Yu

179 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

Recent progress on magnet... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2015 2008 2003 2010 2013 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Recent progress on magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, surface functional strategies and biomedical applications
    2015 1.2k citations Taekyung Yu et al. profile →
  2. Multifunctional Uniform Nanoparticles Composed of a Magnetite Nanocrystal Core and a Mesoporous Silica Shell for Magnetic Resonance and Fluorescence Imaging and for Drug Delivery
    2008 1.1k citations Taekyung Yu et al. profile →
  3. Generalized and Facile Synthesis of Semiconducting Metal Sulfide Nanocrystals
    2003 581 citations Hyon Bin Na, Taekyung Yu et al. profile →
  4. Au@Ag Core−Shell Nanocubes with Finely Tuned and Well-Controlled Sizes, Shell Thicknesses, and Optical Properties
    2010 512 citations Taekyung Yu et al. profile →
  5. Galvanic Replacement Reactions in Metal Oxide Nanocrystals
    2013 495 citations Taekyung Yu, Byungkwon Lim et al. profile →
  6. Ceria Nanoparticles that can Protect against Ischemic Stroke
    2012 491 citations Taekyung Yu et al. profile →
  7. RNA polymerase II clustering through carboxy-terminal domain phase separation
    2018 408 citations Taekyung Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Taekyung Yu South Korea 40 6.6k 3.3k 2.8k 2.7k 2.1k 186 11.2k
Richard D. Tilley Australia 62 6.7k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 3.9k 1.4× 3.1k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 270 11.9k
Chia‐Kuang Tsung United States 60 9.5k 1.4× 3.4k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 2.4k 1.2× 114 14.8k
Jongnam Park South Korea 41 8.7k 1.3× 4.1k 1.2× 3.8k 1.4× 3.8k 1.4× 2.8k 1.4× 117 14.5k
Eun Chul Cho South Korea 34 4.2k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 3.2k 1.2× 2.9k 1.4× 90 10.0k
Changzhong Jiang China 60 8.3k 1.2× 4.9k 1.5× 4.9k 1.8× 3.8k 1.4× 3.2k 1.6× 312 14.8k
Leyu Wang China 55 7.7k 1.2× 2.8k 0.8× 3.4k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 259 12.7k
Stanislaus S. Wong United States 68 9.5k 1.4× 4.1k 1.2× 5.4k 2.0× 2.6k 1.0× 2.9k 1.4× 203 15.8k
Freddy Kleitz Canada 63 8.9k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 198 13.9k
Naotoshi Nakashima Japan 58 6.6k 1.0× 2.7k 0.8× 4.7k 1.7× 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 385 12.7k
Shaoqin Liu China 57 5.7k 0.9× 4.8k 1.5× 5.6k 2.0× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 207 13.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Taekyung Yu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhou, Tao, Sun Hee Lee, Won‐Sik Han, Woo‐Sik Kim, & Taekyung Yu. (2025). Electrochemical dehydrogenation of 2-methylpiperidine using stabilizer-free PdPt alloy catalysts synthesized in a continuous Couette-Taylor reactor. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115919–115919. 1 indexed citations
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Jeon, Seongho, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of Ru/Co3O4 nanosheets as a multifunctional electrocatalyst for boosting urea-assisted water electrolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 157. 150472–150472. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xiangyun, Yang Bai, H. Miao, et al.. (2024). Pt-Decorated bimetallic PdRu nanocubes with tailorable surface electronic structures for highly efficient acidic hydrogen evolution reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 71. 1026–1033. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Cun, et al.. (2024). Facile synthesis of AuIr alloy nanoparticles and their enhanced oxygen evolution reaction performance under acidic and alkaline conditions. Dalton Transactions. 53(26). 11133–11140. 6 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tao, et al.. (2024). Dual-Cation-Doped Pd Nanocube Supported on Aminoclay for Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(29). 12806–12814. 7 indexed citations
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Kim, Minsung, et al.. (2023). Grasping pros and cons of SiO2 proximal to Lewis acidic metal cations in activating H2O2 heterolysis under electric environments. Applied Surface Science. 631. 157557–157557. 3 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung‐Won, et al.. (2023). Cosmetic delivery system for mulberry root extract emulsions. Macromolecular Research. 31(4). 407–412. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Jaeyoung, et al.. (2023). Nanoscale-mixed ZnNiCu hydroxide composite catalyst for improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(49). 18657–18669. 3 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xiangyun, Sungsu Kang, Seokhyun Choung, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of metal cation doped nanoparticles for single atom alloy catalysts using spontaneous cation exchange. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(6). 2857–2867. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Yujin, Tae‐Jin Lee, Gun‐Jae Jeong, et al.. (2021). Development of pH-Responsive Polymer Coating as an Alternative to Enzyme-Based Stem Cell Dissociation for Cell Therapy. Materials. 14(3). 491–491. 4 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xiangyun, Hyeonjin Kim, Hong‐Kyu Kim, et al.. (2021). Facile Aqueous–Phase Synthesis of Pd–FePt Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Methanol Oxidation Reaction. Catalysts. 11(1). 130–130. 7 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xiangyun, et al.. (2020). Controlling the Degree of Coverage of the Pt Shell in Pd@Pt Core–Shell Nanocubes for Methanol Oxidation Reaction. Catalysts. 10(10). 1133–1133. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Jongwon, Eun Min Go, Taekyung Yu, et al.. (2018). Multiple roles of palladium-coated magnetic anisotropic particles as catalysts, catalyst supports, and micro-stirrers. Chemical Engineering Journal. 339. 125–132. 26 indexed citations
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Xia, Ming, Eun Min Go, Taekyung Yu, et al.. (2018). One-step production of highly anisotropic particles via a microfluidic method. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 64. 328–336. 10 indexed citations
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Yu, Taekyung, et al.. (2018). Fabrication of Magnetically Stirrable Anisotropic Microparticles via the Microfluidic Method. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 35(6). 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Seung Hwan, Dong Woo Kang, Chong Min Koo, et al.. (2017). Highly efficient catalytic systems based on Pd-coated microbeads. Applied Surface Science. 429. 108–114. 5 indexed citations
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Park, Hee‐Young, Hee‐Young Park, Jong Hyun Jang, et al.. (2017). Aqueous-phase synthesis of metal hydroxide nanoplates and platinum/nickel hydroxide hybrid nanostructures and their enhanced electrocatalytic properties. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 225. 238–242. 14 indexed citations
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Jo, Changshin, Taekyung Yu, Eunho Lim, et al.. (2014). Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Colloidal Nickel–Manganese Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets and Their Pseudocapacitive Properties. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(45). 14880–14884. 73 indexed citations

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